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by Rebecca Gardyn Levington (Author), Teresa Bellon (Illustrator)
Tyrannosaurus, brachiosaurus, stegosaurus . . . broccoli-saurus? Surprise!
In Dinosaur Surprise, babies will love seeing their favorite dinosaur friends and lifting flaps to reveal silly, imaginary ones! This interactive dinosaur board book includes peekaboo felt flaps and a surprise mirror. Little bookworms ages 0-3 will delight in spotting real dinosaurs and then -- surprise! -- lifting the felt flaps to reveal silly ones. The rhyming text is fun to read aloud, and the last page features a mirror under the flap where little "babysaurs" can practice their silliest faces. Caregivers and babies or toddlers will laugh and play as they explore this 14-page baby dinosaur book again and again. A great baby shower or first birthday gift, this toddler dinosaur book is designed by the childhood experts at Highlights to help little ones develop:- early humor
- fine motor skills
- language skills through rhymes and wordplay
- a lifelong love of reading Laugh out loud with Highlights Surprise! Board Books. With peekaboo felt flaps and a surprise mirror at the end, these age-perfect board books will delight babies and toddlers as they discover silly versions of their favorite things -- like dinosaurs, construction vehicles, animals and more -- and then make silly faces in the mirror!
Author Biography
Rebecca Gardyn Levington is a children's book author, poet, and journalist with a particular penchant for penning both playful and poignant picture books and poems - primarily in rhyme. Her recent titles include WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW (which has been translated into 9 languages and is the winner of a Crystal Kite Honor and a Northern Lights Book Award), BRAINSTORM!, AFIKOMAN WHERE'D YOU GO?, LITTLE DREIDEL LEARNS TO SPIN, WRITE HERE WRITE NOW, FINDING FORGIVENESS and I WILL ALWAYS BE... Rebecca's award-winning poems and articles have appeared in numerous anthologies, newspapers, and magazines. She lives with her family in Summit, N.J. www.RebeccaGardynLevington.com.
Teresa Bellon was born in Albacete, Spain, and studied illustration in Madrid. She works for both national and international clients and has had several exhibitions. Her drawings are a touch naive, with simple compositions and color palette. Teresa doesn't stay at home waiting for inspiration--she sets out to find it! She travels, buys illustrated books, and walks around Madrid to get inspired.
